Margaret Bynoe, PhD, assistant professor of immunology at Cornell University’s College of Veterinary Medicine, has been named as the 2009 recipient of the Pfizer Animal Health Award for Research Excellence. <more>

While greeting old friends, alumni and their guests took part in tours of the hospitals, reminisced about their college days at the barbeque and class dinners, and learned the latest about the College at the Dean's State of the College address. <Watch here for news of Reunion 2010.>

The new chancellor of the State University of New York system spent her third day on the job (June 3) touring Cornell University's four statutory colleges, including the large animal hospital at the College of Veterinary Medicine.<more>

On April 10, "Cats: Born to Survive" debuted on Animal Planet. The 60-minute show features members of the College's Feline Health Center, including Dr. Fred Scott, Dr. Paul Maza, and Dr. Christine Bellezza, and Elizabeth. Part of the Animal Cops Specials 2009, Cats: Born To Survive is rated PG and illustrates why cats have been dubbed the ultimate survivor. <to learn more about the Feline Health Center>

It was 10 days of opportunities: to explore a different culture; to sharpen their creative problem-solving skills; to practice their clinical skills; and to protect the ecosystem upon which we all depend. <more>

In her first visit to Cornell as New York's junior U.S. senator, Kirsten Gillibrand pledged to advocate for the university's agriculture and veterinary programs as a way of revitalizing New York state's economy. <read the original article>

Dr. Donald Smith is recording veterinary medicine's rich and enduring legacy in accounts of veterinarians who promoted and advanced animal health during the early decades of the 20th century. <read the original article>

Dr. Bettina Wagner, assistant professor of immunology at the College of Veterinary Medicine, has been named the Harry M. Zweig Assistant Professor in Equine Health. The three-year term endowed position recognizes a junior faculty member who shows promise and productivity in the field of equine research. <more>

Bringing research together from weight-loss studies focused on humans and canines, research associate Dr. Barbour Warren and health educator Mary Maley from the Breast Cancer and Environmental Risk Factors Program, and Dr. Joseph J. Wakshlag, assistant professor of clinical nutrition, have started a 12-week pilot study, sponsored by a Hatch grant and Purina. <more>

Dr. Cornelia Farnum has been named a James Law Professor of Anatomy, an appointment that recognizes the totality of her career, including her commitment to teaching, to research, and to service. <more>

Animal disease outbreaks have the power to wield devastating economic blows to farmers and some diseases, like Avian Influenza, may even cause human illness. A new tool, produced by Partners in Animal Health at Cornell's College of Veterinary Medicine, aims to minimize disease outbreaks by helping veterinarians and farmers diagnose poultry diseases more quickly.<more>

Stem cells within the heart have proven to be an elusive and controversial population. Now research scientists from Cornell's College of Veterinary Medicine and collaborators from the University of Bonn have successfully isolated and purified mouse heart precursor cells (heart stem cells) from the developing heart, a key step in determining the specific processes that either maintain stemness or promote differentiation into vascular or cardiac fates. <more>

John C. Schimenti has been named a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), the world's largest general scientific society and publisher of the journal Science. He will be recognized February 12 at the annual AAAS meeting, held this year in Chicago.
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The College of Veterinary Medicine and the College of Veterinary Medicine Alumni Association honored the Class of 2010 at the White Coat Ceremony in December 2008. The symbol of professionalism and empathy in the practice of medicine was given to a new generation. The purpose of white coat ceremonies is to alert medical students to the need to balance excellence in science with humanistic patient care. <more>